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Old 08-06-2009, 09:05 AM
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What is the best way to cover a body? Skin, wrap, paint - company?
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Old 08-06-2009, 09:28 AM
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I would say with DIRT and OIL after a good day of running.
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Wrap it up!!
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go with company who invented full body skins for RC Cars and radios

http://www.upgradercshop.com/mm5/merchant.mvc
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uh-oh. its a WRAP battle!!

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Whats wrong with painting one?
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Originally Posted by The Working Man
I would say with DIRT and OIL after a good day of running.

I totally agree that this is the best way to cover one up!
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paint , skin , oil , or fuel then dirt
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I tried a wrap then paint. If the body is painted properly it seems to hold its bond longer than a wrap, as when I had a wrap I was always CA gluing the edges of the wraps to the body as they kept coming off.
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which wrap was it?
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Originally Posted by imaxx21
go with company who invented full body skins for RC Cars and radios

http://www.upgradercshop.com/mm5/merchant.mvc
I have done several up-grade wraps on my bodies and every other piece of equipment I can put it on, charger, radio, pit light, fuel gun etc. I love the wraps - they make painting a breeze one or two colors and im done. Up-grade is a great company.
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Originally Posted by imaxx21
which wrap was it?
Fastlane Graphix for Losi 8ight. It was a complete wrap, the only part you had to paint was the top section where the engine is.
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thats what you get they use regular car wrap material on a RC car....
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Originally Posted by imaxx21
thats what you get they use regular car wrap material on a RC car....
I got my buggy used and that's what body came with it. Didn't really have a choice unless I bought a new body.
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Originally Posted by imaxx21
thats what you get they use regular car wrap material on a RC car....

Sorry Crash, but you are totally clueless. We use convex MOTOCROSS material for all of our RC wraps.

We use 3M with control tac for full size vehicles, and oracal 3651 for race cars.

If there is anything else you would like to know maybe you should just ask instead of opening your stupid azz mouth to something you know nothing of. Keep taking your new employer in the direction you are, its great for my sales.

Back to making coffee and taking the mail for you...
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